Dose this sound right?? (Lighting)

papaeph

papaeph

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I have a 90 gallon deep tank, don't have exact measurments...
48” MH/VHO Retro-2 x 175w (Picture)
Includes reflector, 10K mh lamp, mh ballasts, VHO Ballast, VHO lamps, sockets, end caps. For 679.90
Dose this sound like a good price? Will this setup require a chiller? I'm looking to start with hardy species, although I want clams eventually....
Do I worry about True Actinics 03 on VHO's or just PC's??
 
reefnut

reefnut

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With the 90g your probably around 24"+- deep or so. Go with 250w MH!!
Do I worry about True Actinics 03 on VHO's or just PC's??
That's just on PCs.
Dose this sound like a good price? Will this setup require a chiller?
It's impossible to say for sure but many people get by w/o them.
 
papaeph

papaeph

Member
thanks for the input, i was thinking of going with the 250es b/c of my deepth, but i'm afraid of the summer months...
 
reefnut

reefnut

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The 250's will not be a whole lot hotter than the 175's. For a 24" tank you really need the 250's.
 
kpk

kpk

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If you really want to get nice, got with a dual electronic ballast, 2 reef optix, or pfo double ended pendants, 20k bulbs w/o actinic supplements. W/o the actics it would be cooler etc, and alot more light. Or you could go with 10k de bulbs and vho actinics. I am just telling you this because I have upgraded and upgraded and it's cheaper to get the best at first, believe me. You could probably do this for around 550-600 bucks (the 20k hqi and pendants).
Kyle
 
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tizzo

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I price shopped building my own as opposed to buying a complete hood. Didn't see much price diff. The bulbs alone are $90 each!! Ballasts were $135 each, and that didn't include the VHO ballast.
But as previously stated, I would go with 250's too if I were you!
 
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